Robert Lee of
Acoustic Zen here smiling proudly next
to his latest design concept, The
Phoenix Grand horn-loaded loudspeaker
($50,000). Rated at over 100dB
efficient, the setup here used both
Zandan Audio’s beautiful new tubed,
single-ended product as well as solid
state, the amazingly affordable
McCormack Audio’s line of electronics,
including the all new ALD-1 Preamplifier
($1695), and the notorious DNA-1.

The Phoenix Grand
displayed that distinctly open and
incredibly pure output peculiar to the
best horn-loaded, high-efficiency
devices. The sound of this showroom,
even with its limitations, given the
size of these enormous speakers, was
impressive, especially so when equipped
with the Zanden Audio line.